Aintzinaroko Txanponketak, Euskal Txanpongintzaren Historia

The Hand of Irulegi and the Vasconic Signario on Coins

November 14, 2022 was a historic day for Basque speakers, as well as for anyone who loves the Basque language. On that day, the Aranzadi Zientzia Taldea, the Aranguren City Council, the Government of Navarre and linguistic experts announced the discovery of a bronze hand and the writing found on it at the Irulegi site (a site located in the municipality of Aranguren, Navarre). It is believed to date back to the 1st century BC, during the Sertorian Wars (82-72 BC).

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Searching for the First Traces of Basque…In Coins

The territories of Aquitaine, located south of the Garonne River, and the territories located north of the middle Ebro River and in the surrounding area, present many common features in the centuries before and after the arrival of the Romans. Before this entry we talked about the coinage of the Aquitanians, an excellent starting point for today's first entry. Among these common features mentioned is that of being the place where the first traces of the Basque language were found.

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Ancient Aquitanian Coinage

2 Comments / Ancient Coinage, Coinage of the Aquitaines / Monakotik

I have been thinking about writing a couple of blog posts about pre-Christian coinage for a long time, and I have been putting it off for a long time. We are certainly facing the most complex and difficult topic to write about Basque coinage. On this topic, and about the ethnic groups and inhabitants of the territories that minted these coins, there are more doubts than certainties. And the origin and

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